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(Un)Awareness of Allergy

(Un)Awareness of Allergy ORIGINAL ARTICLE 1 1 2 3 A. Fusun Kalpaklioglu, MD, Ilkay Koca Kalkan, MD, Ahmet Akcay, MD, Ismail Reisli, MD, 4 5 6 7 8 Demet Can, MD, Nevin Uzuner, MD, Hasan Yuksel, MD, Cengiz Kirmaz, MD, Figen Gulen, MD, and Dane Ediger, MD school, professional, and social life. It is estimated that more Background: Allergy is associated with considerable morbidity. than 20% of the worlds’s population experiences from IgE- Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to provide insight mediated allergic diseases. Despite its high prevalence, into allergy knowledge and perceptions among the population. allergy is usually underestimated, underdiagnosed, and under- Methods: During the World Allergy Day, several allergy clinics treated, as well. This could mask an appropriate assessment of conducted public meetings to encourage the awareness of and the extent of allergy-related problems and subsequently education in allergy. At the beginning, participants filled out hamper appropriate action as the allergic patient may be less a questionnaire to assess their knowledge about what is allergy 1–3 inclined to stand out. Studies of randomly selected popu- and to determine by whom those symptoms are cared. lations indicate that up to more than one-third of patients who Results: A http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png World Allergy Organization Journal Wolters Kluwer Health

(Un)Awareness of Allergy

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Copyright © 2011 by World Allergy Organization
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1939-4551
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10.1097/WOX.0b013e31823842bc
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23268435
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE 1 1 2 3 A. Fusun Kalpaklioglu, MD, Ilkay Koca Kalkan, MD, Ahmet Akcay, MD, Ismail Reisli, MD, 4 5 6 7 8 Demet Can, MD, Nevin Uzuner, MD, Hasan Yuksel, MD, Cengiz Kirmaz, MD, Figen Gulen, MD, and Dane Ediger, MD school, professional, and social life. It is estimated that more Background: Allergy is associated with considerable morbidity. than 20% of the worlds’s population experiences from IgE- Objective: The aim of this multicenter study was to provide insight mediated allergic diseases. Despite its high prevalence, into allergy knowledge and perceptions among the population. allergy is usually underestimated, underdiagnosed, and under- Methods: During the World Allergy Day, several allergy clinics treated, as well. This could mask an appropriate assessment of conducted public meetings to encourage the awareness of and the extent of allergy-related problems and subsequently education in allergy. At the beginning, participants filled out hamper appropriate action as the allergic patient may be less a questionnaire to assess their knowledge about what is allergy 1–3 inclined to stand out. Studies of randomly selected popu- and to determine by whom those symptoms are cared. lations indicate that up to more than one-third of patients who Results: A

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World Allergy Organization Journal – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Nov 1, 2011

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